Seven linemen and a mobile mechanic from Middle Tennessee Electric are on their way to Georgia to join efforts to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Michael.
The eight employee-volunteers and five trucks will depart from the electric cooperative’s Murfreesboro office at 8 a.m. Wednesday; their destination is Statesboro, Ga. to assist Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation in restoration efforts.
“We got the call Tuesday asking if we could send crews to assist as Hurricane Michael headed toward the Gulf shore,” said Chris Jones, MTEMC president and CEO. “MTEMC and a number of other electric cooperatives in Tennessee are responding to that call.”
Jones said MTEMC’s line crews are often eager to help when situations are at their worst.
“It is amazing to watch these guys when they know people are in need,” he said. “That’s when they’re at their best. We’re very proud of them.”
Middle Tennessee Electric volunteers will be joined by volunteers from electric cooperatives across the state.
“As cooperatives,” Jones said, “one of our core values is assisting other cooperatives in need. If we had a bad ice storm, you can bet these cooperatives would be there to help us if we needed them.”
MTEMC has assisted in the wake of several hurricanes in recent years.
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative providing electricity to more than 225,000 residential and business accounts in Williamson, Wilson, Rutherford, Cannon and surrounding counties.
